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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year is Part Four: Honeymoon set?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2023.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2008.

2. Which of the following is a side dish at Kismet’s second wedding reception?
(a) Baked beans.
(b) Soup beans and ham.
(c) Green beans.
(d) Refried beans.

3. Which of the following does Kismet consider planting?
(a) Begonias.
(b) Bluebonnets.
(c) Marigolds.
(d) Azaleas.

4. With which of the following does Part Four: Honeymoon begin?
(a) “The day after the wedding, the rain stopped and the sun came out.”
(b) “On a mild autumn night in the Red River Valley of North Dakota, Crystal pulled herself up behind the wheel of an International side-dump, steered out of the sugar processing plant, and started her haul.”
(c) “Travis was modest, even humble, so the river immediately snagged him on a simple car door.”
(d) “Martin had her down cold.”

5. How does Gary ask his eggs be cooked?
(a) Over easy.
(b) Scrambled.
(c) Over hard.
(d) Sunny side up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was Winnie’s brother?

2. What book does Hugo give to Kismet?

3. Which of the following escorts Eric out of Gary’s second wedding reception?

4. Over what pizza topping do Kismet and Gary fight?

5. To what song does Kismet dance the second dance at her second wedding reception?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the first job Crystal had in sugar production?

2. Why is a funeral cake served at Kismet’s second wedding reception?

3. What worry does Winnie have about Kismet?

4. Why do Winnie’s contemporaries favor the kind of small dogs she has?

5. What is Kismet’s favorite thing?

6. How does Kismet respond to her mother-in-law’s naming her?

7. What preempts the honeymoon plans made for Kismet and Gary?

8. Why are Gary’s groomsmen strained as his second wedding reception begins?

9. What, for Kismet, is the signal that her youth is ended?

10. Why does Hugo keep the bookstore open during Kismet’s second wedding reception?

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